2024 Critical Care Committee Leader Spotlight
Program: Alexandra Hallagan, MD, Vice Chair of the EMRA Critical Care Committee, 2023-2024
Program: Maricopa County/Creighton University Emergency Medicine
Gabriel Colon, MD, Asst. Vice Chair of the EMRA Critical Care Committee, 2024
Program: Mount Sinai Morningside/West
Your goal as an EMRA leader: Share my passion for critical care medicine within the emergency department. I'm passionate about using the most up to date evidence in the critical care literature to best resuscitate our patients and to educate future providers.
What app on your phone consumes the most of your time? Instagram. I follow some great ED-Crit care accounts like criticalcarenow.
Luxi Qiao, MD, Vice Chair of the EMRA Critical Care Committee, 2024
Program: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Your goal as an EMRA leader: To get more EM trainees interested in critical care, to help create high-quality education materials, and to help advance our specialty as experts in critical care resuscitation.
If I weren't an emergency physician, I would be: Given how much I love food and cooking and face-paced environments, probably a chef.
What's the last non-textbook you read? Mad Honey--excellent story-telling and truly eye-opening in so many different ways.
Favorite channel on social media? James Hoffman's coffee channel, which unfortunately has led to an increase in my caffeine intake haha
Josh Wild, DO, Vice Chair of the EMRA Critical Care Committee, 2024
Program: Kendall Regional Medical Center Miami, FLl
Your goal as an EMRA leader: I hope to be able to foster further interest in the field of critical care amongst medical students and residents. Whether it be with the end goal of being an intensivist or just being a better resuscitationist in the ED I think many EM residents at one point, or another find it rewarding to care for our most critically ill patients. It can be a daunting task to learn the management of this population, but I believe from our background in Emergency Medicine we are some of the physicians best suited to care for these patients. As, I have been incredibly fortunate to be supported by many great physicians in my journey into critical care I hope to also be able to provide similar mentorship to those who are interested but just may not know where to start.
If I weren't an emergency physician, I would be: A chef. I unfortunately, don't have a creative bone inside my body outside of the kitchen. For that reason, I really enjoy cooking all sorts of meals and cuisines.
What is your favorite hack for night shifts? A latte right before I leave my apartment.
Alex Lucas, MD, Vice Chair of the EMRA Critical Care Committee, 2024
Program: Advocate Christ Medical Center
Your goal as an EMRA leader: My goal is to provide resources and promote critical care medicine for all levels of medical professionals. On the way, I hope to network and collaborate with other great EM leaders.
Top 3 traits of a great leader:
1. Communication - One must be able to communicate with the group and fellow stakeholders to influence change.
2. Think big picture - It is easy to get weighed down with minute details but a good leader has a clear direction with milestones and endpoints for their goals.
3. Delegate - One must be able to delegate as there is generally too much work for any one person to do. Delegation also includes teaching your team so they may learn new skills and be able to pass these on to others.
What is the best advice you've ever received? Every time you say yes to something, you say no to another
What is the last non-textbook you read? Unreasonable Hospitality - Will Guidara
What are your tops songs on your Spotify Wrapped? Voodoo- Gorgon City, Atmosphere - FISHER, Last Night- Morgan Wallen
Marcus Gresham, MD, Asst. Vice Chair of the EMRA Critical Care Committee, 2024
Program: Emory University School of Medicine
Your goal as an EMRA leader: My goal as an EMRA leader is to help move forward the field of emergency medicine and critical care.
What's the last non-textbook you read? Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present by Harriet A. Washington
Szymon Kutyla, MD, Asst. Vice Chair of the EMRA Critical Care Committee, 2024
Program: Mount Sinai Hospital
Your goal as an EMRA leader: One of my goals is to gain insight on the conversations being held on the front line of our field on the topic of critical care. I will also strive to advocate for ideas (i.e. educational, operational, logistic, innovative) that I think will benefit EMRA members and the field of emergency medicine as a whole. I will propose my own ideas as well as elevate and make heard the ideas of my colleagues, who may not hold a position, but have valuable input.
Favorite life hack for night shifts: Treat it as an all-nighter with my friends
Dominique Gelmann, MD, Asst. Vice Chair of the EMRA Critical Care Committee, 2024
Program: Wake Forest Emergency Medicine Residency
Your goal as an EMRA leader: To spread my hopefully infectious enthusiasm for the awesome overlap of EM and CC! I hope to contribute to some exciting crit care educational content over this next year as well.
Top 3 traits of a great leader:
Humility/integrity, team spirit, and courage.
What are your tops songs on your Spotify Wrapped? John Mayer and Chris Stapleton top the charts for me every year.
Eleni McCaffery, Assistant Vice Chair of the EMRA Critical Care Committee, 2024
Program: City University of New York School of Medicine
Your goal as an EMRA leader: To delve deeper into critical care and enjoy the process of learning and creating content to educate others
Why did you get involved in a professional society? I got involved to learn from the incredible people within this group. It's important to challenge yourself to get the level of those you admire. Here, I'm fortunate to get to interact with a lot of people I admire and am inspired to catch up to
Top 3 traits of a great leader: Kindness, Humility, Generosity
If you weren't an emergency physician, what would you be? Baker, carpenter, vintage clothes dealer, masseuse, rancher, tour guide
What is the last non-textbook you read? The Island of the Colorblind
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